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Macedonia vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 5.3% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 3.5% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 14.6% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% less in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 26.6% less in Macedonia

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Macedonia are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 38.1% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$5.93 MKD314.42	-43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$5.13 MKD272.13	-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$1.65 MKD87.58	+79.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$1.21 MKD64.23	+150.7%
Average			+38.1%

Armenia vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5% less for groceries

	Armenia	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$0.70 MKD37.37	-0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$4.16 MKD220.78	+9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$4.90 MKD259.75	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$2.07 MKD109.74	-9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$2.97 MKD157.41	-9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$0.46 MKD24.23	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$0.65 MKD34.40	-10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$0.58 MKD30.80	-18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$0.78 MKD41.30	-9.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.42 MKD22.15	+12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$0.47 MKD24.83	+38.3%
Average			-3.5%

Armenia vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Armenia	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$5.62 MKD298.17	+16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	+21.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	$5.62 MKD298.10	+52.3%
Average			+21.8%

Armenia vs. Macedonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.6% less for housing

	Armenia	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$15.96 MKD846.69	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	-42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	+36.8%
Average			-14.6%

Armenia vs. Macedonia - Cost of housing

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Armenia	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	-17.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	-74.1%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$2.14 MKD113.35	+21.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$1.74 MKD92.40	-42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$3.09 MKD164.10	+29.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$5.21 MKD276.60	-0.1%
Average			-6.0%

Armenia vs. Macedonia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

	Armenia	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	-31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	-41.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	-4.5%
Average			-26.6%

Armenia vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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